Gate



June 5, 1928. 1,672,525 F. GWISDALLA GATE Filed July 31, 1926 9" :15 a 4 fi IN VEN TOR.

F'ron/f Gmk a 22a Patented June 5, 1928.

UNITED STATES! PATENTYorFlcE.'

GATE.

Application filed July 31,

invention relates to a new and useful improvement in a gate, and has for its object the provision of a gate so constructed and mounted as to prevent sagging of the gate at its free end. I

Another object of the invention is the provision of a gate so constructed and mounted as to be balanced on its mountings and swingable to open and closed position from one end.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a gate which will be simple in structure, economical of manufacture and highly efficient in use. I Another object of the invention 'is the pro- Vision of a gate hung 1 at its middle and adapted to have either end swung around to the pivotal end of opening so that any sagging at the free end of the gate may be corrected by reversing the end which hangs free. I

2 Another object of the invention is the provision of a supporting frame engaging the gate at its medial vertical line and provided with fastening means for meeting the adjacent end of the gate and retaining it against swinging on its medial vertical line. Other objects will appear hereinafter. The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed. I

The invention will be best understood by a reference to the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification and in which, V 1

Fig. 1 is aside elevational view of the invention.

Fig. 2 is atop plan view of the invention. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on substantially line 3-3 of Fig. 1. I

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on substantially line 4-4 of Fig. l.

' Fig. 5 is a sectional view tially line 55 of Fig. '1.

-The gate comprises, as shown in the drawings, a frame having an upper rail 7, made from T-iron and a lower rail 8, also made from iron. A side rail 9, constructedfrom T-iron, has itsarms at its ends angularly turned and engaging the ends of the lower and upper rails as at 9 and 9 respectively. These portions 9' and 9 may be riveted, welded or otherwise suitably secured, to the upper and lower rails. The end rail 10 is also constructed from T-iron and has'its arms atits ends angularly turned as at 10' taken on'substan- 11 to the end of the upperrail 7. Attached to the post 21 is one end'of the fence; the a other end of the fence being atta'ched to them. 'sum- No. 126,163.

and 10", theseangularly turned portions being riveted, welded or otherwise'suitably secured to the upper and lower rails 7 and 8. Extending vertically to the rails 7 and 8 andsei'ving. to join "these rails is a central supporting rib ll which is formed prefer from channel iron. Connected to the upper end of the rib '11 and extending to one end of the lower railS is a brace 12 made from scrap iron, or other suitable material, a similarbracing 13 being secured to.

the lower rail 8 at the opposite endnto the rib 12. Positioned within the angle iron 11 and secured thereto is a metal strap 15, having its ends angularly "turned as at 15 and 15. the strap 15 is a shorter strap 16, having its ends angularly turned as at 16' and 16",

these angularly turned portions 15 and "16'.

serving as supporting members and co-operfating Vlth each other,

Secured to the outer surface of as do likewise the angularly turned portions 15" and 16". A Y

supporting frame for the gate is provided which comprises" a horizontally extended channel iron 17 having one end curled to form a knuckle 17' and its opposite end Theknuckle 17-is adapted for the reception'of the vertically turned portion of the supporting bolt 19 v which is projected through the post 21, and the knuckle 18 serves to receive the vertically extending end portion of the bolt 20, which is also pro- '7 jected through the post 211 A brace 19' serves to connectthe lower end of the rib post 22 injthe usual manner. Swingably mounted on'the' post 22 is aU-shaped clip, the legs 23 and 24 of which are adapted to embrace the endrail of the gate to retain it in position/Attached at one end to the end rail 10 1s a wire latching member 25 which is offset to provide the engaging nose 26. the member '25 below the engaging memher being bellied outwardly as at 28 and pro- ,vided'with a horizontally extending angularly turned gripping portion 27 which is free and by which the-nose 26 may be spriizn'g inwardly so as to disengage the leg 24L When the gate is swung into the position shown in Fig. 1 or Fig. 2 the latching member may be swung. on its pivot into embracing relation as shown in the drawings, the leg 24 riding over the nose 26 and the bellied outward portion 28 serving to resist the novement of theleg 23. so that the latch n'ien' ber is held in operative position. A similar latch, member 38 is mounted on the, end rail 9. In orderto release this latch i'iimn'iher from this position themember may be sprung inwardly so to disengage the nose from the arm 24 either bypushing or by pulling on the horizontally extending portion 27. Secured to the end rail 9 is an eyelet29 in which engages the curvedend of. the hook 3t), this hook. being mounted on the uprjghtflt) which connects the rails/17 and 18. and it will be noted that the hook 30 is not mounted on a horizontal. alignment with the eyelet so that a tendency to separate the supporting frame from the end of the gate tends to draw the hook 30 further into the eyelet 29. lVhen the gate is swung to theposition shown in full lines in Fig.2 and asshown in Fig. 1. the eyelet is engaged by the hook 30, the gate being positioned on one side of the supporting frame. If desired the gate may be. swung around as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 so that. it is positioned on the opposite side of the supporting frame, in which case the eyelet32 would be engaged by the hook 33, this eyelet 32 being mounted upon the end rail 10. v i

By mounting this gate in thismanner it will be noted that the support of the gate proper is at the medial vertical line ofthe gate-so that sagging of the gate at either endis reduced to a, minimum. Should the free end of the gate have a tendency to sag this sagging maybe overcome by swinging the gate to the opposite side of the suppor ing frame, thus'making the opposite end of the gate the free end.

The structure shown is one which lends to economy in manufacture and affords a gate which is durable inuse and believed to be most adaptedfor the specific. structure of gate shown, the wire Mmay be secured. to

the trunk of the T-iron which: forms the upper andlower rails 7 and 8 and the end rails 9 and 10. i g

WhileI-have illustratedand described the preferred form of structure, I do not wish to limit myself to the precise formof structure shown, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as may come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described myinvention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A gate of the class described comprising a frame; a rib extending transversely thereof at its medial line; a plate mounted on one face of said rib and having its ends angularly turned and projecting outwardly therefrom; an auxiliary plate shorter than said first mentioned plate mounted thereon and having its ends angularly turned and projecting outwardly therefrom theangularly turned ends ofsaid plat-es comprising a pair of sets of spaced outwardlyprojecting supportlng lugs; a supporting frame swing therefrom; an auxiliary plate shorter than.

said first mentioned plate and mounted thereon, and having its ends angularly' turned and projecting outwardly therefrom, the angularly turned ends of said plates comprising a pair of sets of spaced outward 1y projecting supporting lugs; a supportin'g frame swingably mounted .and'having apair of horizontally extending members, the freeends of which are provided each with a knuckle, each for engaging'between one of said pairs of lugs; and means projected through said lugs and said knuckles for swingably mounting said first mentioned frame on said first mentioned members, said frame being svvingably mounted on said knuckles for bringing either endinto overlapped relation with said members and means for lockingeither end of said frame in said overlapped relation. y

V In testimony whereof I have signed the foregoing.

FRANKGWISDAL A; 

